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Chahar Padshahan

Religion
Affiliation	Twelver Shi'a, Zaydi Shi'a
Province	Gilan
Location
Location	Lahijan, Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	37°12′13″N 49°59′55″E / 37.2035643°N 49.9984876°E / 37.2035643; 49.9984876
Architecture
Type	mausoleum
Style	Safavid
Completed	13th-century origin; current structure is a Safavid-era building
Materials	clay brick

Chahar Padshahan (Persian: مسجد چهار پادشاهان, "Four Kings") is the name of a historic mausoleum in Lahijan, Iran, where four rulers of the Karkiya dynasty are buried.^[1]^[2] It is number 322 on the list of national monuments of Iran.^[1]^[2] Despite being intended as a mausoleum, the Chahar Padshahan is also used as a mosque.^[1]^[2]

History

The building was originally a mausoleum for the ancestor of the Karkiya dynasty, Seyyed Karkiya, who died in 1250, and a tomb was established for him immediately after he died.^[1] After the demise of Karkiyid ruler Ali-Kiya, he was buried in the mausoleum too, next to Seyyed Karkiya.^[1] Then his son, Reza-Kiya, was buried there next to him, following him, his brother Razi-Kiya was also buried there, next to him.^[1]^[2] The Karkiyid ruler Hady-Kiya helped to expand and renovate the mausoleum where he buried his brothers in.^[2] During the Safavid period (before Shah Abbas' rule) the mausoleum was constructed and expanded.^[1] At some point, during the era of the Qajar rule, the mausoleum was renovated and tiled up.^[1]

Architecture

The main building of Chahar Padshahan is rectangular, with four rooms, and as well as a porch facing the north direction.^[1] The building has two main entrances, and the main building, the mausoleum itself, is located on the south side of the yard. The entrance doors are made of polished wood.^[1]^[3] This building is tiled extensively, with the tilework dating back to the Qajar period.^[1]^[3]

The Karkiyid rulers are buried in a central room. In this room, their graves are enclosed by a wooden zarih.^[1]^[3] The larger room, next to the tomb room, is used as a prayer hall for a mosque.^[1]^[3]

Gallery

Paintings of the Karkiyid rulers on the upper part of mausoleum's entrance
A door leading to the mausoleum's tomb room
A copyright infringement notice, which is framed honorably
A view from the main building's porch, showing the Jameh Mosque of Lahijan across the street